Viking Age England

by Julian D. Richards

Overview

From shortly before AD 800 until the Norman Conquest, England was subject to raids from seafaring peoples from Scandinavia—the Vikings. However, they were not only raiders but also traders and settlers. Using the latest archaeological evidence, the author reassesses the Viking contribution to Late Anglo-Saxon England and examines the creation of the new mixed Anglo-Scandinavian identity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780752428888
Publisher:	Tempus Publishing, Limited
Publication date:	07/28/2004
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	254
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.87(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface and acknowledgements	6
1	The Viking Age	8
2	Viking raids	26
3	Viking colonisation	49
4	The growth of towns	78
5	The built environment	109
6	Feeding the people	126
7	Craft and industry	139
8	Trade and exchange	162
9	Churches and monasteries	178
10	Death and burial	189
11	Monuments in stone	213
	Further reading	228
	Index	245